St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
AARON GOODRICH'S DEMISE
Judge Aaron Goodrich Passes Away
After an Illness Of But a
> Few Weeks.
A Man Of Brilliant Attachments, He
Wears Many Honors During an
Active Life.
Kind Hearted and Honorable He Carries
the Respect Of the Community 10
His Grave.
The Remains to be Embalmed and
Taken to Goodrich, Mich, for
Final Interment.

fined to his bed with bladder troubles
for three weeks, and during the last Few
days has been gradually sinking. Drs.
Murphy and Owens, the attending
physicians, having given up nope
of his recovery Judge Goodrich would
have celebrated his eighteen DlrIhoay
ON July 6, next. Although latteriy ne
had retired from public life. he Will go
down in histnry as one of the foremost
and prominent pioneers of Minnesota;
.Judge Goodrich's residence in st. raul
dates from the spring of 1S49,, when ne
was appointed by President Taylor the
first chief Justice of the supreme
bench of the newly organized
territory. He was a native OF
Now York state. and descendant OF
| the Connecticut branch OF the Good
rich family. tracing his Saxon ancestry
direct to period IN English history
nri0r to the advent of William OF MOI
mandy. But Judge G6odrich never
boasted of his lineage. or Dullt any nope
of personal honor upon d i%i n
| tree. He was original III every
thing His father, Levi Ii. Goodrich,
moved to the western part OF New OK
in fs15. and the son spent most OF ms
minority on a farm. His education was
received nartlv in the district scnoois,
INT manly under the tutelage OF his
f 4a9 Who was a thorough scholar and
! ad,,nafo, assisting six sons i'll that dl-
! rection.
THE JUDGE READ LAW
awhile in New York, ana nloVeu 10
| Tennessee. where he hnlSheo MS law
! studies and was admitted to pTaetice IN
Stewart county. He was eleeSee ~. % t az
Tennessee legislature in 1S4I-4S, tle
- vThio Who over represented his dis
trict in the. state body, lie always
foO,r an active interest in poiltlcs. he
was one of the presidential electors III
1913 casting his vote for Taylor ana
Fillmore the ticket which he mad
summed the state for. His service was
at onee rewarded by President Iaylor
in fine apnointment to the supreme
bench of Minnesota, where ne SAT
for three wears, demonstrating gfet-l
| ability as jurist and cohstltitlol ~ !
LAWYER. On retiring from the Dehch Iile
Judge resumed the practice Oh nus ~ w "
fession i'm st. Paul, and was regarded as
no an,inantIv the foremost legal light
| IF tbe time. In the organlZa-
fl tion Of the state of Minnesota
.Jndge Goodrich took prominent
mart When the state was admitted lnto
the Union in 1858 he. with majority OF
the legislature opposed to him III poll
| t;cs Was appointed member OF the
| commiscion 10 revise the laws anu pre-
mare a system of pieadings and practice
| For For tho site courts. He had always
opposed what is known as the
| code practice and gave ms views VI ne
| subject fully and clearly IN minority o1iy
report. Two years later ne: was nit';A5
chairman of the commission i,oo Mi,,o,i
prepared system OF pleading s
and an practice. On the demise OF
the Wing party Judge Goodrlch
| ioined the Republican ranks and was "a
| SeIegate in 1860 to the presidential con-
Venfion which nominated Abraham LIN
cold the Judge casting his vote through
ont FOR William II. Seward. His speech
| attbat convention was master eHorI: III
| March 1881. he was honored by President
Lincoln with the Office OF secretary OF
| the United States legation. 10 bei9illl5
For eight years he remalheo aolo sSti
visiting every part OF the Eastern eoi ittl
nents and finding abundallt opPoi 10y
| tn crafty his literary and antiquarian
toS3aS II was during those years that
| he gathered material tor
A LITERARY WORK,
winch produced great sensation When
Dublished in 1874, entitled. A History OF
the Character and Achievements OF tiie
SCALED Christopher Columbus.
The hook showed that the real
name of Columbus was Griego, q pirate
1T forty wears standing, who got pos.
session of the log book OF oeao
mariner and set himself up as
the discoverer of the new eon n1
nents. In BRUSSELS he married .L tme
widow who survives hlm, tnen
Miss Alice Paris, of Bogata, New Gre
NADIA descendant of an ancient GaStlllan
family. ennohled in the time OF Charles
the First of Spain, and lady or
many accomplishments. he also
leaves two daughters, one aged
thirtean and another aged elght
wears On his return from Europe
| .Juuge Goodrich was drawn again mo
the political vortex and was sent 10
CINCINNATI in 1872 as deiegate 10 ING
Liberal Republican corvenuGl Wlilcn
nominated Horace Greeley Ior pTesl
dent. the judge supporting Ine iate
David Davis. ex-senator from ILLINOIS.
Indge Goodrich was q lifelong adj
mirer and personal friend of Hon. Will
lam Fl. Seward and was the prime mover
in the organization Of the Repuoiican
Marty in Minnesota. The resolutions
and platform adopted by the first
Renublicap convention IN lSoI
were drawn up by him and
in the campaign which followed, though
not candidate for office, ne TOOK a most
active part, stumping the state With
Gov. Ramsey and Ignatius Donneliy.
He was a. frey stump speaker, ana IL
was in this class OF oratory
which he most excelled. When
Mr.. Seward visited st. Paul on the 18th
of Sentemter, 1860. He was introduced
to nearly the entire population OF the
CITY and surrounding community by
Judge Goodrich from the balcony
of the old International hotel.
and that address OF welcome
and Introduction has become historical.
Personally, the Judge was an agreeable
companion. but man who never hest
tated to express his opinions. He was
a free thinker, embracing no religion.
During the last ten years he has
led retired life, enjoying him
self in the seclusiOn OF his home. where
he has one of the finest llbraI1eS IN tns
country, and rare collection OF Old
and obsolete works gathered IN eastern
countries. He achieved fame as
scholar. statesman, orator, Jurlst ana
author. and leaves to his family a conf
Portable income, the fruit OF early IN
yestne1rts in St. Paul realty. The judge
was dignified and chivairous in his man
ner. adhering to the old style OF dress,
and was
A REMARKABLE FIGURE
es he often sat in the rotunda OF the
Merchants enjoying discussion with
the old pioneers. He wore always
priestly collar, buttoning at the pach,